Mastering Decimal to Base 10 Conversion: A Simple Guide 📊

Conversion of Decimal Fractions

We know that decimal (or denary) numbers use the base ten (base-10) numbering system where each digit in a decimal number is allowed to take one of ten possible values in the range of 0 to 9. So moving from right to left along a decimal number, each digit will have a value ten times greater than the digit to its immediate right.

But as well as each digit being ten times bigger than the previous number as we move from right-to-left, each digit can also be ten times smaller than its neighbouring number as we move along in the opposite direction from left-to-right.

However, once we reach zero (0) and the decimal point, we do not need to just stop, but can continue moving from left-to-right along the digits producing what are generally called Fractional Numbers.